J Clin Neurol.  2015 Jul;11(3):287-288. 10.3988/jcn.2015.11.3.287.

Uncommon Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Sickle-Cell Patient

Affiliations
  • 1Neurology Department, University Hospital of Pointe-a-Pitre/CHU de Pointe-a-Pitre, Neurology Unit, Abymes, France. landais-anne@voila.fr
  • 2Sickle Cell Unit, University Hospital of Pointe-a-Pitre/CHU de Pointe-a-Pitre, Neurology Unit, Abymes, France.

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Humans
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome*

Figure

  • Fig. 1 A: Brain axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI-sequence showing bithalamic, biparietal, and bifrontal hyperintense signals. B: MRI control performed 15 days later, showing disappearance of the presenting radiological features.


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